Central Silk Board metro station

Central Silk Board
Namma Metro station
This metro station under Yellow Line as of July 2025
General information
Location	Outer Ring Rd, Central Silk Board Colony, Stage 2, BTM Layout, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560068
Coordinates	12°54′59″N77°37′14″E / 12.91652°N 77.62056°E / 12.91652; 77.62056
Owned by	Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated by	Namma Metro
Line(s)	Yellow Line Blue Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Platform-2 → Delta Electronics Bommasandra Side platform (TBC) Platform-3 - Train Terminates Here Platform-4 - Krishnarajapura or KIAL Terminals Platform numbers (TBC)
Tracks	4 (TBC)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, double track
Platform levels	3
Parking	(TBC)
Accessible	Yes
Architect	HCC - URC Construction JV   AFCONS Ltd.
Other information
Status	Ready for Operations from 10 August 2025   Under construction
Station code	(TBC)
History
Opening	10 August 2025;5 days' time (10 August 2025)   December 2026;15 months' time (December 2026)(TBA)
Electrified	750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station BTM Layout towards Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Yellow Line (Operational from 10 August 2025) Bommanahalli towards Delta Electronics Bommasandra Terminus Blue Line (Future Service) HSR Layout towards Krishnarajapura or KIAL Terminals
Route map Legend Green Line towards Madavara Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Green Line Green Line towards Silk Institute Ragigudda Jayadeva Hospital Pink Line Under construction BTM Layout Central Silk Board Blue Line Under construction Bommanahalli Hongasandra Kudlu Gate Singasandra Hosa Road Beratena Agrahara Electronic City Infosys Foundation Konappana Agrahara Huskur Road Biocon Hebbagodi Hebbagodi Depot Delta Electronics Bommasandra Legend Yellow Line towards RV Road Central Silk Board Yellow Line Under construction HSR Layout Red Line towards Hebbala Agara Red Line Proposed Ibbaluru Red Line Proposed Red Line towards Sarjapura Bellandur Embassy TechVillage Kadubeesanahalli Kodibeesanahalli Marathahalli ISRO Indian Railways Towards Hosur and Banaswadi or Baiyyappanahalli Doddanekundi Bagmane Developers - DRDO Sports Complex Sarasvathi Nagara Krishnarajapura Purple Line Indian Railways Towards Krishnarajapuram and Yelahanka Jn or Bengaluru Cantt. Baiyappanahalli Depot (U/C) Kasturi Nagar Horamavu HRBR Layout Kalyan Nagar HBR Layout Nagawara Pink Line Under construction Veerannapalya Kempapura Orange Line Red Line towards Sarjapura Hebbala Red Line Planned Orange Line towards JP Nagar 4th Phase Kodigehalli Jakkur Cross Jakkur Plantation (no scope) Indian Railways Towards KSR Bengaluru and Yelahanka Jn Yelahanka Bagalur Cross Bettahalasuru (no scope) Chikkajala (future) Doddajala Indian Railways Towards Kolar and Yelahanka Jn Doddajala Depot (U/C) (at-grade) Airport City KIAL Terminals
Location

Central Silk Board is an important, upcoming elevated interchange metro station on the north-south corridor of the Yellow Line and Blue Line ^[1] of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India. This metro station serves the Central Silk Board area.

As per latest reports, the Yellow Line is slated to be operational from 10 August 2025 officially by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]} instead of May 2025 ^{[8] [9] [10]} which was announced by the Namma Metro Managing Director, Maheshwar Rao, previously mentioned by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister DK Shivakumar and with four trainsets which will be ready for operations after arriving from Titagarh Rail Systems in Kolkata.

Meanwhile, the elevated section of Blue Line covering a distance of 58.2km (Central Silk Board - KIAL Terminals via Krishnarajapura), is expected to be operational around June 2026.

History

Yellow Line

In December 2016, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) issued a call for bids to construct the Central Silk Board metro station along the 6.340 km Reach 5 – Package 3 section (Central Silk Board - Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road) of the 18.825 km Yellow Line of Namma Metro. On 16 May 2017, HCC-URC Cementation JV was selected as the lowest bidder for this stretch, with their bid closely aligning with the original cost estimates. ^[11] Consequently, the contract was successfully awarded to the company, which then commenced construction of the metro station in accordance with the agreements.

Gallery

Here are some of the metro station captures shown below:-

• 
  This metro station on U/C as of December 2023
• 
  Installation of the station name board as of November 2024
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  This metro station seen from Ragigudda - Silk Board Flyover as of November 2024
• 
  Final stages of this metro station as of March 2025
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  Station Entrance as of July 2025 entering from Central Silk Board heading towards HSR Layout
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  Station Entrance as of July 2025 entering from Central Silk Board heading towards Banashankari
• 
  Overview of the fully constructed Central Silk Board metro station under July 2025

Blue Line

In December 2019, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) invited bids for the construction of the Central Silk Board metro station, part of the 9.859 km Reach 2A – Package 1 section (Central Silk Board - Kodibeesanahalli) of the 18.236 km Blue Line of Namma Metro. On 13 October 2020, Afcons Infrastructure was chosen as the lowest bidder for this segment, with their proposal closely matching the initial cost estimates. ^[12] As a result, the contract was awarded to the company, which led to the beginning of the construction works of this metro station as per the agreed terms.

Station layout

Yellow Line

Central Silk Board track layout
Legend
to BTM Layout P1 P2 to Bommanahalli
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

G	Street level	Exit/entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 2 Southbound	Towards → Delta Electronics Bommasandra Next station: Bommanahalli
	Platform 1 Northbound	Towards ← Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Next station: BTM Layout
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

Blue Line (TBC)

Central Silk Board track layout (TBC)
Legend
to HSR Layout P# P# to Train terminates here
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform # Northbound	Towards → Krishnarajapura / KIAL Terminals Next station: HSR Layout
	Platform # Southbound	Towards ← Train Terminates Here
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

See also

• Bengaluru
• List of Namma Metro stations
• Transport in Karnataka
• List of metro systems
• List of rapid transit systems in India

References

1. "Bengaluru Metro Blue Line: Explore the City Like Never Before! - TimesProperty". timesproperty.com. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
2. "PM Modi to inaugurate Bengaluru metro Yellow Line, launch Phase-3 expansion on August 10". The Indian Express. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
3. "Namma Metro Yellow Line Updates, Metro Delay Bengaluru: Yellow Line Launch Pushed to July-End Amid Snags | Bengaluru Metro News". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
4. "Bengaluru's Yellow Line Metro faces further delay, unlikely to open before July-end: Report". Hindustan Times. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
5. "Bengaluru Namma Metro Update: Yellow Line Operations To Start In June | Check Status, Key Stations". English Jagran. 6 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
6. "Bengaluru Metro Yellow Line: Operations To Start By June? Check Current Status & Key Stations". Times Now. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
7. Parangi, Shankrappa (6 April 2025). "Namma Metro Yellow line: ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ ಅಂತ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ 3ನೇ ರೈಲು, ಹಳದಿ ಮಾರ್ಗ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚರಣೆ ಅಪ್ಡೇಟ್". kannada.oneindia.com (in Kannada). Retrieved 6 April 2025.
8. "Bengaluru Metro Yellow Line To Become Operational By May 2025, Pink Line To Be Ready For Public Use By..." Times Now. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
9. "Bengaluru: Namma Metro Yellow Line From RV Road To Bommasandra, Connecting Electronics City, Set To Open By May 2025". English Jagran. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
10. "Bengaluru Metro plans to open yellow line in April with 4 trains, 30-min headway". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
11. "HCC-URC JV Lowest Bidder for Bangalore Metro's RV Rd - HSR Layout". The Metro Rail Guy. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
12. "Afcons & Shankaranarayana Win Bangalore Metro Phase 2A ORR Work". The Metro Rail Guy. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2024.

External links

• Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (official site)
• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations